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Jayalalithaa accuses Chidambaram of poll fraud; demands resignation
Tuesday June 14, 2011 02:51:43 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Accusing Home Minister P. Chidambaram of fraudulently getting
elected to the Lok Sabha, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.
Jayalalithaa Tuesday demanded his resignation.
"He has not won the parliamentary election. In fact he lost the
election," the AIADMK leader told a news conference here. "He has
played a fraud on the nation."
Jayalalithaa said the data entry operator in the Sivaganga Lok
Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu transferred votes secured by
AIADMK candidate Raja Kannappan to Chidambaram's credit in the
2009 general elections.
"This is how this fraudulent victory was secured," he said. "He
should resign."
The chief minister said her party candidate had filed a case in
the Supreme Court challenging Chidambaram's victory. "There is no
question of softening our stand. We will try to expedite the
case."
She said Chidambaram's position in the cabinet was "untenable".
According to official records, Chidambaram defeated his AIADMK
opponent by 3,354 votes.
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